Chippy Owl Nightstand

I was actually picking up a dresser from a CL ad and the lady who was selling was moving to AZ and needed to get rid of her things.  Those situations always make me feel bad because I knew she was desperate and she kept saying, "I have more.  Do you want to see?"  I took the tour of her house and actually found several items.  When she came to this table she said, "Do you want this, too?"  I didn't, lol,  but I felt so bad for her that I agreed to buy it.  It's been sitting in my garage for a while, and I haven't been feeling very motivated lately (burnout I think).  Yesterday I decided this would be a small (and quick) makeover. Ha!  I ended up having to peel veneer off the top and on closer inspection it was pretty rough in places, so needed a little extra care. 

I ended up going a little whimsical with it and thought it turned out pretty darned cute. :)

Before

Pretty ho-hum.

 After

It looks cute from the front, but it's the sides I love!! :)

 My daughter is so in love with owls right now, and I secretly am too!  And, how could you not be?  Aren't the adorable??

 The front needed a little extra something, too, so I drilled a hole and added one of my favorite knobs. 

 I mimicked the flowers from the sides on the top with a few stripes and gave it a good distressing. 

 The paint wanted to chip so I just went with it.

 (Mostly that means I wasn't going to put in any more time to paint over it and start again. Shhh...)

Would be so sweet next to a little punkin's bed. :)